2 Samuel 14:9

And the woman of Thecoe said to the king, On me, my lord, O king, and on my father's house be the iniquity, and the king and his throne be guiltless.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father’s house: and the king and his throne be guiltless.

In Context

8And the king said to the woman, Go + 14:8 Gr. in health.in peace to thy house, and I will give commandment concerning thee.

10And the king said, Who was it that spoke to thee? thou shalt even bring him to me, and one shall not touch + 14:10 q. d. thy son.him any more.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:13And his mother said to him, On me be thy curse, son; only hearken to my voice, and go and bring them me.

Deuteronomy 21:1And if one be found slain with the sword in the land, which the Lord thy God gives thee to inherit, having fallen in the field, and they do not know who has smitten him;

2 Samuel 3:28And David heard of it afterwards, and said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the Lord even for ever of the blood of Abenner the son of Ner.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 14:2-21

Joab's Stratagem in Absalom's Favour; The Art of Joab. ( b. c. 1029.) 1 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom. 2 And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead: 3 And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth. 4 And when the woman… Read the whole commentary →

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